SAS A359 near Krakow on Aug 3rd 2026, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: August 4, 2026 / 16:33:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 3, 2026

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines

Flight number
SK-983

Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark

Destination
Tokyo Haneda, Japan

Aircraft Registration
SE-RSF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900

ICAO Type Designator
A359

A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration SE-RSF performing flight SK-983 from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Tokyo Haneda (Japan), was enroute at FL370 about 100nm northwest of Krakov (Poland) when the crew needed to shut their right hand engine (Trent XWB) down due to a low oil pressure indication. The aircraft drifted down to FL220 and returned to Copenhagen for a safe landing on runway 22L about 2 hours after departure.

A listener on frequency reported the crew declared PAN PAN and reported the crew had shut down the right hand engine.

The rotation was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Copenhagen about 27 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
SE-RSF
Country of Registration
Sweden
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS
Aircraft Model / Type
A350-941
ICAO Aircraft Type
A359
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 3, 2026

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines

Flight number
SK-983

Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark

Destination
Tokyo Haneda, Japan

Aircraft Registration
SE-RSF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900

ICAO Type Designator
A359

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